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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3395 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 714 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kenneth P. Sweezey |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to study raising the Chapter 70 inflation cap. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth P. Sweezey6th Plymouth1/17/2025Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk2/26/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/26/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3395 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 714 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Sweezey of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 714) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kenneth P. Sweezey, Marcus S. Vaughn and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to study the fiscal, |
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| 20 | 20 | | economic, and educational impact of raising the foundation budget inflation cap. Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to study raising the Chapter 70 inflation cap. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. There shall be a special task force to review and report on the fiscal, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2economic, and educational impact of raising the foundation budget inflation cap. The report shall |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3include, but not be limited to: (i) the consequences of the current inflation cap on school districts, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4(ii) which school districts are most negatively impacted by the 4.5% cap, (iii) layoffs or budget |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5cuts that have occurred as a result of the cap, and (iv) the total financial impact to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6Commonwealth of raising the cap to different levels. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 SECTION 2. The task force shall consist of: the commissioner of elementary and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8secondary education, or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the chairs of the joint committee on |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9education, or their designees; the secretary of administration and finance, or a designee; the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10president of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents; the executive director of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools; 1 member appointed by the president of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12senate; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member appointed by the 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14of representatives; and 6 members appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall be |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15superintendents of public school districts. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 SECTION 3. No later than one year after enactment, the task force shall submit a report |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17on its findings to the house and senate clerks, house and senate committees on ways and means, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18and the joint committee on education. |
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